Recent content by tenpenny

Why would I invest in a set-top box when everything has been this easy so far? :D I'm going to experiment a little bit more before I cave and buy a box. I'm sure my tune will change by the end of the week.

I had my first taste of success last night, and it was delicious! I aimed the dish for AMC 9, without any sort of meter reading visible from the dish. I went inside and did a scan in MyTheatre -- locked (!)... getting info (!!)... lo and behold, 2 channels found!!! No TV channel has ever looked...

Tron, thanks for the explanation. As they say, a picture's worth... many words. :) turbosat, my skew adjustment works just as you have described. Since you have the same hardware, can you tell me anything about the stock LNB -- polarization, etc? I need to choose a good transponder to aim for...

Hi folks, I was recently given an old DirecWay DW4000 dish, and I thought it would be fun to enter the world of FTA. This is my first post. Here are a couple photos of the dish and LNB (LNBF? I've looked the difference up but I don't quite understand it). I've stripped off the transmitter unit...